News from Afar
2005, Spanish. Directed by Ricardo Benet.
Under the notion that "you can not change the future, but the past," a young woman who has grown up in a poor village in the highlands, embarks on a spiritual journey to Mexico City seeking to break the cycle of family alienation and find hope. Fate will return to the source to destroy and start over.
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- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 19 March 2005
- Original title
- Noticias lejanas
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Ricardo Benet
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News from Afar runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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News from Afar isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 March 2005. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked News from Afar, try The Kindness of Strangers, The Girl in the Book, Until the End of the World.
Who directed News from Afar?
News from Afar (2005) was directed by Ricardo Benet and stars David Aarón Estrada, Mayahuel del Monte, Martín Palomares.